GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Some 200 fishermen from this city and other parts of Mindanao who were jailed in Indonesia for illegal fishing and immigration violations will be repatriated by the Philippine Consulate General in Manado after serving their sentence. Based on the identification documents nearly 90 percent of the repatriates are from General Santos City and nearby Sarangani province. DFA records showed a total of 229 fishermen jailed in Indonesia have returned home since January. He added that they have been closely coordinating with fishing companies here to prevent incursions in Indonesia’s fishing grounds. The official said they were able to get commitments from fishing companies and vessel owners for the proper monitoring of their fishing operations.

Source: Manila Times August 22, 2016 14:03 UTC